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4 Bridge Inn (Former Public House) Manchester Road Hapton Lancashire BB12 7LF

Refused Burnley APP/2012/0444 Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed change of use of former public house into a children's day nursery, external alterations, laying out of play area and staff car parking on land to the rear; together with provision of drop-off car park (with landscape screening) on part of adjacent landscaped area.

As published by the council, reference APP/2012/0444

Application record

Reference
APP/2012/0444
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
27 Sep 2012
Validated
10 Apr 2013
Decided
30 Apr 2013
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
BB12 7LF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Sep 2012

    Received by Burnley

  2. 10 Apr 2013

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2013

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • APP/2013/0210 Granted

    4 Bridge Inn Public House Manchester Road Hapton Lancashire BB12 7LF

    Change of use of former public house into a children's day nursery, external alterations, laying out of play area and car parking at rear; together with provision of drop-off carpark (with landscape screening) on part of adjacent landscaped area; additions to landscape including provision of footpath and sitting area, and re-location of 'welcome stone' (re-submission of APP/2012/0444).

    Decided 21 Jun 2013 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Burnley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    APP/2013/0210 Submitted 29 Apr 2013 6m away

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    Granted Full applications 10 docs

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